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Utah House elects Martin R. Stevens as speaker, adopts rules and opens 2003 session
Summary
At the Utah House organizational meeting, members were sworn in, Martin R. Stevens was elected speaker by acclamation, the chamber adopted rules carried over from 2002 and the reading clerk announced a long docket of introduced bills and resolutions.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House of Representatives organized for the 2003 general session on Jan. 2003, swearing in newly elected members, electing Representative Martin R. Stevens as Speaker and adopting procedural rules carried over from the previous year.
Representative Brent H. Goodfellow nominated Martin R. Stevens for speaker; the nomination was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote. Stevens then took the oath of office as Speaker, repeating his pledge to “support, obey, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this state” and to discharge his duties with fidelity.
In opening remarks, Speaker Stevens warned of looming fiscal challenges and urged members to scrutinize spending. “It’s going to be a pretty bad…
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